If you were thinking that today would be a quiet day in the soccer world, think again.
From UEFA Champions League qualifiers (like Arsenal-Celtic), to a heavy slate of English Premier League matches (like Chelsea-Sunderland), to CONCACAF Champions League play, there is plenty on the slate today.
If you will be watching today's action, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action.
Columbus played a great game. That GK that kept PR in the game is a former Crew goalie, too.
PR bunkered, so Bobby W felt no real danger by with pulling Zayner for Lenhart and shifting to a 3-4-3 and going for it, and it paid off. Great game by Columbus, and great moves by Warzycha.
If only it would work out that easy against Cruz Azul and Saprissa.
Great comment over at the Guardian about Arsenal-Celtic, in the 83d minute:
Arsenal are completely dominated now, just straddling the line between excellence and cockiness
Posted by: brant | August 18, 2009 at 04:38 PM
pure poetry! luv that commentary
Wow i can’t believe one DCU player literally took the point from DCU. Janicki may be the worse player ever to play for DCU
What an idiot to encroach on the first PK. Could be big if GD comes into play.
Heck of a way to score a goal for DCU… but it cost them!
FSC + DirecTV = Heaven
DCU-Maraton picture quality is terrible, they need to go HD quickly
Glad to see the Crew take this tournament seriously. Hat’s off to the management and to the lads.
Go Crew! God I’d love to see an MLS team make some noise in the tournament this year.
Goooool! Lenhart! The Crew take the lead!
Columbus absolutely dominated the half. A couple of strong saves from the PR goalie and an absolutely horrific no call on the PR tackle in the box in the 44th have kept scoreless. If you believe the ESPN piece that claims Bob Bradley likes guys that are “hard to play” against, he must love the Islanders.
What’s the attendance at the Crew match, 5? At least they’ve got most of the big boys out. Let’s get some goals!
I think Puerto Rico is playing a 10-0-0.
I meant the commentator was Not
at that game. Ridiculous.
FSC has awful coverage. There is no way that The announcer was
not at that game. What’s the deal?
Arsenal looks
good
Celtic may have been unlucky but they never threatened in their own park. And the second was either going to be an own goal or an Arsenal goal. Basically, the Gunners had better luck as a result of their superior play and greater attack.
bad luck for celtic. if that didnt go in off gallas that game wouldve been different. celtic did more than hang with arsenal in the first half.
Great comment over at the Guardian about Arsenal-Celtic, in the 83d minute:
Arsenal are completely dominated now, just straddling the line between excellence and cockiness
Albanian commercials have the *hottest* babes!!!
So… what commentators is Fox Using for Champions League? What about on FSC…
BBC Audio link on site up and running
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8207811.stm
which is better, make the champions group stages or win the Europa league?
2-0 Arsenal!
Lampard converted Penalty. drogba pulled foul.
hey my chelsea sunderland feed just changed to the wolves game? cant complain when it’s free right…
Ballack goal for chelsea, corner from lampard off ivanovic 1-1. there’s ballack’s 1 goal a year for chelsea
I meant to do this a few days ago.
Those of you whom read the Huffington Post, you might be aware of their request for readers to pick their Game Changers: 100 People Who are Using new Media to Change the World. There are a number of categories and one of them is for sport. I think it’s more than safe to say and nominate Ives for what’s he accomplished not only with this blog but also the fact that he’s a contributor to ESPN and a few others. If you feel the same click on the following link and let the rest of the world know. Definitely forward on to others.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/help-us-pick-the-huffpost_b_259194.html
Anyway, if you’re interested, on Direct TV, all the other Champions League games are being played in HD from 461-469.
Hope it’s like that all season.
Posted by: Dominghosa | August 18, 2009 at 03:11 PM
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU
omigosh FUTBOL IN HD!!!! AAAAAAA
diretv 461 has all CHAMP LEAGUE games on one screen. wowowowow
yesssss!
Wow, nobody could have guessed that Fox’s coverage would blow ESPN’s out of the water.
^ its on your local fsn channel. directTV also exclusively gets the copenhagen game. 462 – 465 on directTV mirror all the games.
Arsenal 1, Celtic 0. Gallas scores on a shot that deflected off him. The game is on 630 on DirecTV, and yes, its in HD.
http://www.atdhe.net/8540/watch-celtic-vs-arsenal
And wow, poor Celtic just got Zamora’d.
Arsenal goal in the 42nd minute. Fabregas takes a free kick which deflects off of Gallas and into the net! 1-0, Arsenal with an away goal, and you’d have to say things are looking bleak for Celtic.
wiliam gallas scores again!!!!! deflection off a cesc free kick!!1
Anyone know of a feed for Arsenal v. Celtic?
GLORIOUS HD I LOVE YOU
Full HD + Dolby 5.1 surround sound = one happy Comcast SportsNet customer.
Celtic are finding openings throughout Arsenal, although they are leaving themselves open in the back. (no I’m not watching a porn)
Wigan and Chelsea are down, for now.
Bent just scored for Sunderland, also, mikel, anelka, malouda and carvalho did not start ivanovic, ballak, kalou and deco replaced them
Dam n, bent is a find. 5.5 units or something for him in the fantasy league. Knew should have picked him up.
Anyway, if you’re interested, on Direct TV, all the other Champions League games are being played in HD from 461-469.
Hope it’s like that all season.
In the champions league match, Denilson tracks back to stop a Celtic counter from ending in a good goal scoring opportunity.
As I was typing that, Sunderland score to go up 1-0! Bent in the 18th minute, collecting the ball from a deflected shot (I think by Jones, I wasn’t watching at the time).
For Fantasy EPL players, Andy Keogh scored for Wolves against Wigan. They lead early 1-0.
Nenad Milijas with the assist.
Arsenal-Celtic is on your local fox sports network station, which varies from region to region.
hey comcast sports net is playing Arsenal v Celtic! to what do i owe the pleasure?
btw it’s channel 696 on directv for northern cali peeps
I thought for a second there…..woo hoo maybe double the points in the fantasy league. Even if it’s not the EPL haha
Chelsea is good they can play 2 games today. Haha, JK Yeah it is Celtic Dman
I thought it was Aresenal vs Celtic